The fire in the wood stove and a small oil lamp are enough light to run a brush over the boots I wore today. This is a pair of casual dress boots. They extend just above the ankle, and have a split reverse welt joining the upper to the insole, midsole, and sole, which makes …
Author Archives: JackTReason
A Century Ago
It is now 2023, and I started thinking about the changes in a century. These are my notes. In the year 1923 Less than 40% of homes had electricity. 1% had a radio. About one-third had a phone. Letters by postal delivery was the primary form of communication over any distance, even within the same …
Election 2022
The Presidency of Donald Trump was terrible for our country. We came within an eyelash of losing the Republic to an authoritarian cult leader, who went out the door trying to overthrow the country – an effort that he continues today. Frequently Trump failed to execute the duties of his job and the oath to …
Migrants And Asylum
Recently Florida Governor Rod DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott conspired to trick migrants from Venezuela and fly them unannounced to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. No one in Martha’s Vineyard was informed of this, and there are no available facilities to receive unhoused migrants there. The people of that small community rose to the moment …
Have The Fascists Already Won?
The answer is no. At least I think it is. And I get that partly from my unwillingness to surrender to their rule. But I ask the question because I am not certain, and I am concerned that too few Americans recognize how close we are to losing control of this country to fascism. I …
The International Picture
For all that’s going on in United States politics, courts, and civil turmoil, there is also an international picture. Oh, yeah. The Russian invasion of Ukraine goes on, and will likely go on for a long time. If something surprising doesn’t happen, this grinding war will go through this year and maybe the next. We, …
The End Goal Is A Theocracy
The end goal is a theocracy This is the desire of the Christo-fascist force driving the political right in the 21st Century. The success of placing federalist justices on the Supreme Court over the last couple of decades is paying dividends for this group. The recent decision to overturn the half-century old Roe Vs. Wade …
The Last Full Measure Of Devotion
Many will recognize these words from President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. He gave the address while consecrating a cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, following the victory of the Army of The Potomac in the battle that was fought there four months earlier. He was speaking of the soldiers who had died in that battle, and offered …
SCOTUS v. The People
Recently a draft opinion from the Supreme Court was leaked to the press. It was written by Justice Alito, and appeared to suggest that the court has voted to overturn the earlier Supreme Court decision from 1972 known as Roe v. Wade. That decision, which stated that the right to abortion was protected by privacy, …
Manhood
It’s late April 2022 on planet Earth, and in the United States of America there is plenty of talk about manhood. Way too much talk about manhood. And typically it is about the supposed decline of manhood, and the macho steps necessary for men to win back that manhood we are so lacking. Ugh. This …